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Posted: Jun 10, 2024

Baseball pitching standout J.T. Drake named NJCAA All-American

Sophomore right-handed pitcher J.T. Drake was named third team NJCAA Division I All-American on Monday. He pitched 98.2 innings, going 10-4 with a 2.28 ERA with 84 strikeouts and 17 walks this season. He threw 146.1 innings for his Pima career with a 2.21 ERA and 142 strikeouts. He will pitch at Texas Tech University starting in the fall. Photos by Stephanie van Latum and Steve Escobar
Sophomore right-handed pitcher J.T. Drake was named third team NJCAA Division I All-American on Monday. He pitched 98.2 innings, going 10-4 with a 2.28 ERA with 84 strikeouts and 17 walks this season. He threw 146.1 innings for his Pima career with a 2.21 ERA and 142 strikeouts. He will pitch at Texas Tech University starting in the fall. Photos by Stephanie van Latum and Steve Escobar

Pima Community College baseball player J.T. Drake (Los Alamos HS, NM) capped off his Pima career with a big honor from the NJCAA.

  • Drake, a sophomore RHP, was named third team NJCAA Division I All-American on Monday. This is the second straight year the Aztecs have produced an NJCAA All-American. Andrew Stucky (Canyon del Oro HS) earned Honorable Mention recognition last season as he was the first Pima baseball All-American since Phillip Sikes in 2019.
  • Drake was a two-time All-ACCAC conference pitcher during his career as he earned first-team this year and was selected second-team as a freshman.
  • Drake started in 16 games this season, going 10-4 with a 2.28 ERA in 98.2 innings pitched. He threw eight complete games with 84 strikeouts and 17 walks. He finished with a WHIP of 1.04 and an average of 7.66 in strikeouts per nine-innings.
  • He led the NJCAA with 15 saves last season.
  • Drake closes out his Pima career going 15-4 with a 2.21 ERA giving up 36 earned runs in 146.1 innings pitched. He had 142 strikeouts and 29 walks in 41 appearances. The Aztecs went a combined 91-36, made two trips to the NJCAA West District Tournament and captured a Region I, Division I title with Drake on the roster.
  • He will pitch for Texas Tech University starting in the fall.

See Drake's NJCAA All-American selection as well as the complete Division I teams on the NJCAA website

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